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Dele Farotimi Defends Democratic Choice Says Nigerians Knew What They Knew And Still Voted For MKO

Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
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Published: February 21, 2025
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Nigerian lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has emphasized that the debate surrounding the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election should not be reduced to a discussion about the personal character of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola or General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB).

Instead, he insists, the central issue remains the right of the Nigerian people to freely choose their leader.

Farotimi made this assertion in response to a question posed by a user on his official X (formerly Twitter) account. The user had asked, “Is MKO any better than IBB? Was it not all of them that plundered Nigeria dead?”

Addressing this, Farotimi clarified that the legitimacy of Abiola’s election was not about his personal virtues or shortcomings but about the fundamental democratic principle of respecting the people’s choice.

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“The debate is not about the character of the man MKO, and it has little to do with that of IBB either,” Farotimi wrote. “This is about the right of a people to choose who they want as their leader.”

Farotimi stressed that Nigerians, fully aware of the political climate and the individuals involved, made their decision through the ballot box, and that decision should have been upheld.

“Nigerians knew everything they knew, and they still voted MKO, as was their prerogative,” he stated.

His response highlights the enduring controversy surrounding the annulled election, which remains one of the most significant moments in Nigeria’s democratic struggle.

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The June 12, 1993, election was widely regarded as the freest and fairest in the country’s history, yet Babangida’s military regime nullified the results, plunging the nation into political turmoil.

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